Innovative Engineering Manager with exceptional ability and confidence in delivering fast-track solutions to complex, challenging problems under extreme pressure, through analytical reasoning and creative thinking. Experienced manager of major projects within hazardous chemical manufacturing facilities in the UK and Europe, complementing previous Operations and Maintenance Management roles within a similar environment.

Dependable, self-reliant and diligent, with a dynamic, personable character whose qualities combine a natural ability for quickly establishing close personal relations, with high levels of enthusiasm, practical common-sense, and exemplary personal and professional standards. Eager to build upon a sound foundation of front-line, hands-on exposure, by undertaking a more senior position which demands leadership and strategic vision.

KEY STRENGTHS

· Creative development and application of corporate engineering standards, procedures and working best-practices commensurate with COMAH/SEVESO chemical manufacturing operations

· Effective management of engineering activities to ensure compliance with all Occupational and HS&E legislation, including CDM and Pressure Systems Safety Regulations/PED statutory inspection requirements

· Reliable Capital Project and Site Management of green-field installations and modification works to existing plant infrastructure to £5m, delivering projects safely and to better than cost, time and quality expectations

· Optimisation of project and maintenance working practices through process mapping and assessment against industry benchmarks and in-house metrics to identify profitable improvements

· Initiative to change Asset Management culture from reactive regime towards more pro-active PM and PdM practices for as part of a TPM strategy to achieve best-in-class plant availability

· A born organiser, quick to identify key Stakeholders, grasp their fundamental requirements and formulate strategies to translate conceptual solutions into tangible reality

· Articulate and effective communicator with exceptional inter-personal skills, able to confidently interact at all levels; a natural leader with a management style that motivates and enthuses peers and subordinates alike

CAREER HISTORY

· Presented business justification and cost estimates for a portfolio of $1.5m capital projects, effectively managing the scheduled delivery of all premises within budgetary limits, to realise financial returns

· Assembled, led, motivated and set priorities for a multi-disciplinary, multi-national core project team of 10 people, as well as various contract managers responsible for a total construction workforce of some 50 people

· Chaired phased design reviews to ensure the definition, quality and functionality of all works satisfied HS&E, process and maintenance expectations, and was instrumental in promoting aesthetic, creative design

· Produced technical specifications and tenders for all equipment purchases and outsource labour, formulated bid tabulations and negotiated, selected and controlled subsequent EPC contracts against milestone targets

· Fostered a safe construction working culture through raised awareness, safety audits and risk assessments

· Directed and prioritised the daily activities of a multi-disciplinary team for a green-field site investment of $5m, and some 50 de-bottlenecking sub-projects within an existing operating facility to the value of $10m

· Effectively planned all tasks to meet a demanding implementation schedule and limited plant availability for modification, through close liaison and concise communication with production supervision

· Rigorously reviewed and influenced mechanical equipment design proposals for compliance with project specification and liased with 3 ^rd party Notified Body for PED legislative inspection and CE conformity

· Controlled the quality, extent and filing of all technical documentation against internal QA procedures

· Managed principal design contractor and all construction discipline contracts through all phases of Front End Design, Detail Design, Construction, Check-Out and Start-Up Demonstration

· Management of external design contractors and on-site construction teams associated with $5.6m investment to increase the installed capacity of an existing plant by 35%

· Management of piping systems for HHM's, including Chlorine, Cyanide and Cyanogen Chloride, requiring exotic materials of construction, such as titanium, glass-lined and PTFE/PPL-lined piping

· Influenced design proposals in line with process and maintenance requirements, and interpreted civil, structural and piping design drawings for project team and construction contractors

· Supervised all mechanical expediting, installation and commissioning activities to schedule and organised plant shutdown construction and piping tie-ins activities to maximise available opportunity

· Enforced compliance with UK statutory requirements and corporate engineering standards and procedures, and reinforced CDM safe working practices during all construction and commissioning phases

· Responsible for the uninterrupted generation and distribution of quality utilities across the site

· Accountable for an annual operational and maintenance budget of around £4m, and the management of an operational team consisting of 6 shift operators, 2 engineers and 5 maintenance support personnel

· Safely decommissioned existing coal-fired boiler and ancillary equipment without incident, in readiness for the introduction of a £5m state-of-the-art 4MW CHP unit with supporting package boilers

· Negotiated a contract for the long-term lease of a nitrogen generator to reduce purchase costs by 75%

· Minimised utility fixed costs by accurately quantifying usages, invoice verification and contract negotiation, and minimised variable cost of self-generated utilities by maximising equipment operating efficiency

· Managed the installation of a £300k Waste Water Sludge Dewatering Facility with cost savings of £160k/yr, and the mechanical design and construction activities associated with a £1.5m plant conversion project

· Active contributor of a Steering Team for business re-design, mapping and streamlining current processes

· Maintained the operational availability of 5 manufacturing units, planned and managed a £0.6m/yr budget, and engineered 20 projects representing £194k total expenditure, resulting in cost improvements of £30k/yr

· Supervised, motivated, assessed and developed a maintenance team of 9 people, adopting a safe culture of asset management through IJSA, Job-Specific Risk Assessments and Written Schemes for Inspection

· Initiated PM and PdM practices, equipment failure analysis and maintenance metrics, significantly contributing to 'maintenance re-design' and the creation of a site Maintenance Manual

· Managed all statutory inspection documentation filing and fully utilised the capabilities of the site CMMS

QUALIFICATIONS

PERSONAL DETAILS OUTSIDE INTERESTS